“Tomorrow (A Better You, a Better Me)” is a song originally recorded by The Brothers Johnson as an instrumental in 1976 on the album Look Out for #1. In 1989, Siedah Garrett wrote lyrics to the song, and it was recorded by Quincy Jones featuring Tevin Campbell on vocals for the album Back on the […]
“Pamela“ is a pop rock song written by David Paich and Joseph Williams for the 1988 Toto album The Seventh One. It was the first single from the album, and it peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart becoming their final US hit to date. The song was written by David Paich and […]
“The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)” is a song by Quincy Jones featuring Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge, and Barry White. It was released as a single from Jones’s 1989 album, Back on the Block. The single peaked at #1 on the Billboard Black Singles chart for one week in 1990. It also […]
The Dude is a 1981 studio album by American musician and producer Quincy Jones. The album featured the debut of vocalist James Ingram on the singles “Just Once” and “One Hundred Ways,” which reached no. 17 and 14, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. It also contained “Razzamatazz”, which reached no. 11 in the UK […]
“Razzamatazz” is the third single from Quincy Jones‘ album The Dude, with vocals by Patti Austin. It reached to #11 in the United Kingdom, Jones’s biggest solo hit in that country. Musicians Drums JR Robinson Guitar Steve Lukather Keyboards David Wolinski Keyboards Greg Phillinganes Keyboards Ian Underwood Piano Herbie Hancock Sax Kim Hutchcroft Sax Ernie Watts […]
“Ai No Corrida“ is a song written by Chaz Jankel and Kenny Young, first recorded in 1980 and featuring on Chaz Jankel’s debut album Chas Jankel for A&M Records. The title of the song was taken from the Japanese name Ai no Korīda of the French-Japanese film In the Realm of the Senses; and it […]
“Never Give Up on a Good Thing” was a single by American R&B singer George Benson, which entered the UK Singles Chart on 23 January 1982. It reached a peak position of number 14, and remained in the chart for 10 weeks. It was written by Michael Garvin and Tom Shapiro. . The B side […]
Rosanna is a million-selling Gold-certified hit single, written by David Paich and performed by the American rock band Toto, the opening track and the first single from their 1982 album Toto IV. This song won the Record of the Year Grammy Award in the 1983 presentations. Rosanna was also nominated for the Song of the […]
“Turn Your Love Around“ is a vocal pop/R&B single by George Benson. The song was written to help fill out Benson’s 1981 greatest hits album, The George Benson Collection. The song won a Best R&B Song Grammy Award at the 25th Grammy Awards in 1983 for Bill Champlin, Jay Graydon, and Steve Lukather as its […]
“Just Once“ is a 1981 single released from Quincy Jones’ album The Dude on A&M Records. The song features James Ingram on vocals, and reached number 17 on the Billboard chart in the summer of 1981. On a television program interview, Ingram stated that this song was a $50 demo done by ATV Music, composed […]